The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-19

Speaks OF tho Grent Convention and ye.t
vIrVkptns~ - l,,

spenks OK mo drcnt Convention and West
Virginin's Part I'M 1t.
Senator N. B. Scott returned home Sat.
urdsy from New York, where be WA in
attendance at the big convention Of Re.
publican clubs oftho country rs delegate
from the Lincoln Club oil this city. In an
Interview with an 1SrElLldESAIg repor.
ter had with him about the convention,
the Senator said: "There Is 50 much 10
tell 10 connection with tho gathering that
l hardly know whore to commence. OF
what to tell that would be OF the most In.
terest, 1t was all 60 full OF interest. II
was one Of the most remarkable gather.
inSs over known In the hia.ory Of any po.
litlcal party; 1t was body in numbsrs
several hundred larger than a national
convention, made up almoat entirely Of
prominent and representative men from
all parts Of the country. In point Of abil.
ity and brains It va, q wonderful body,
The leaders ci the party we're there In
force, and in appearance the convention
VAS one that all Americana might we'll DO
proud Of. ..s
"rhe delegates csulo from the far West
and from tho Gull and all were there Al
their own expense. E..
NO Brolls HUNTERS.
"la%as not gathering Of spo!la.huut.
ers, Tor there wero no spoia 10 DO had,
The men who composed that convention
we're there because they wero believers in
the glorious principles OF tho Republican
party and were desirous that they be per.
petuated by being disseminated and
taught 10 the eomlnggeneration OF voters.
Those who are deluding themselves with
the Idea that the election Of Grover Olsye.
land killed the Republican party should
have looked at that convention. Their
dsireion would have besn rapidly dis
pclled, can cseure you. There was never
more enthusiastic gathering nor one
where there was such unsnimity OF pur-
pose md action; there was q spirit Of
harmony prevailing from the start that
Ias never once broken. And now, when
one conr!dera the size OF the convention.
the character Of those competing It, the
enthuaiasm sud harmony and tbe manner
In which 1t was gathered toSother, think
the statement that 1t was most reuarkn-
Bile gathering is fully borne out"
THE PLATFORM.
1.-THE resolutions or address reported by
the Committee on Resolutions was cor
tainly q very strong paper" suggested the
reporter. a.
ut was indeed, and the enthusiastic
manner In which It wfs received showad
that 1t wac just what was wantod, The
call for the convention, you will remem-
Der, set lorth that no platform WAS 10 be
considered that might enbsrrass or bind
tho party IN its National Convention, hut
the people In tho iew York nssomblago
were hungry for uomothing Just such Is
was presented to thom aud they were
bound 10 have It. would not have
mieaed being In that convention for good
deal, and especially as the delegates from
this State honored mo by making me tho
West Virginia member Of tho COMMITTEE
on Revolutions. ] shall alvaya bv proud
OF the fact that wins part OF the com.
mittee that ituucd the paper you speak o /,
kasson, Of lows, Wac onr chairman, and 4
better one could not have been peIected,
He, by the wsy,is.oneof the four memSers
still living Of the tomlpittes that iramed
tho original platform Of tho Republican
party when 1t was formed. and We though
It quite the proper thing to make him Iho
chief man OF our committee, and Of Il
be was one Of the most active members,
Mr. Charles Emory Smith, one OF PhIla.
delphia's well known Newspaper men,
was another valuable momber OF mai
committee. The work Of tho committee
was prepared with the utmoat care and
could not bo improved upon | am
certain. We were In session 1
soodly portion Of twenty:lour houlu. I
WEST vlnoISlANs.
"Mr. D. P. Morgan, Of Berkeley county
waa member OF tho Committee on Per
nanent Organization, and ex.Delegas,
George NJ. Bowers, Of Berkeley, was OF
the Committee on Credentials. Was IN
able 70 felaaip for Saturdays proceedings
In TACT l think all the Wheeling repre-
Gcntat!ves got away Friday night, bat
sec Mr.. Morgan was made a member o
the Executive Committee OF the nov
/ League .ermed. and Mr.. Bowers was mad
the Vice President for y ess Virginia. s.n!a: N,
, Douersy b. tho way, will, think, be
promising candidate for the Illumination
Tor Auditor before, our State convention,
"General COT, ons oil the Lincoln Club
delegates, seeme 10 haye enjoyed quite
. BOOM judging from the reports. Iell m
/. somethiug about Il" ,.-qi-,lS., u q :
r Next 10 Blalue's name tho,e VISA not
! name OF person that awakened such upor